FIRST SATURDAY
Notre-Dame de la Fontaine / Our Lady of the Fountain, Valenciennes, France (1008) – 6 September:
HERE:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/09/06/notre-dame-de-la-cordon-our-lady-of-the-cord-valenciennes-france-1008-and-memorials-of-the-saints-6-september/
St Arator of Verdun
St Augebert of Champagne
St Augustine of Sens
St Beata of Sens
St Bega (Died c660) Virgin, Irish Princess, Recluse, Abbess Founder, Miracle-worker.
The Roman Martyrology reads: “On the Cumberland coast in England, in a Town which later took its name from her, Saint Bega, consecrated virgin.”
Her Life of Grace:
https://anastpaul.com/2023/09/06/saint-of-the-day-6-september-st-bega-died-c660-virgin/
Blessed Bertrand de Garrigues OP (c 1195-1230) “The Second Dominic,” Priest, Preacher, Evangeliser, Confessor.
His zealous life:
https://anastpaul.com/2019/09/06/saint-of-the-day-6-september-blessed-bertrand-de-garrigues-op-c-1195-1230/
St Cagnoald
St Consolata of Reggio Emilia Martyr. No further information has survived.
St Cottidus of Cappadocia
St Eleutherius the Abbot (Died c 585) Abbot. A wonderful simplicity and spirit of compunction were the distinguishing virtues of this holy sixth century Abbot.
His Virtuous Life:
https://anastpaul.com/2020/09/06/saint-of-the-day-saint-eleutherius-the-abbot-at-spoleto-died-c-585/
St Eugene of Cappadocia
St Eve of Dreux, France, Martyr. No other information has survived.
St Faustus of Alexandria
St Faustus (Died c607) Abbot. We know nothing about St Faustus except that he was the Abbot of the Monastery of Santa Lucia in Syracuse in Sicily during the late 6th and early 7th Centuries and that he wonderfully taught the child Zosimus, who would later become the Abbot and also the Bishop of the City of Syracuse and even more, a Saint!
St Faustus:
https://anastpaul.com/2024/09/06/saint-of-the-day-6-september-saint-faustus-of-syracuse-died-c607-abbot/
St Felix of Champagne
St Frontiniano (Died 311) Deacon Martyr of Alba (
His Life and Death:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/09/06/saint-of-the-day-6-september-saint-frontiniano-of-alba-died-311-martyr/
St Gondulphus (Died 823) Bishop of Metz
St Imperia
St Liberato of Loro Piceno
St Macarius of Alexandria
St Maccallin of Lusk
St Magnus (Died c 666) Religious Priest, Monk, Abbot, Missionary, Spiritual student of Saint Columban and Saint Gall.
Devout St Magnus:
https://anastpaul.com/2017/09/06/saint-of-the-day-6-september-st-magnus-of-fussen/
St Mansuetus of Toul
St Onesiphorus
St Petronius of Verona Bishop and Confessor
St Sanctian of Sens
St Zacharius the Prophet
Martyrs of Africa – 6 Saints: There were thousands of Christians exiled, tortured and Martyred in the late 5th Century by the Arian King Hunneric. Six of them, all Bishops, are remembered today; however, we really know nothing about them except their names and their deaths for the Christ and the Faith – Donatian, Fusculus, Germanus, Laetus, Mansuetus and Praesidius.
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